Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 950 - 950 0571 Princesss Test_1

Chapter 950: Chapter 0571: Princess’s Test_1 Chapter 950: Chapter 0571: Princess’s Test_1 Chapter 0571: The Princess’s Test

Watching Xiang Bo energetically step out from the cultivation room, Gao Jinmei looked at Qi Tian with a puzzled face and asked, “Master, did Xiang Bo succeed or fail?”

Qi Tian chuckled and replied, “Of course he succeeded. We used such a valuable Natural Endowments Reversing Pill on him; if he had failed, would there be any justice left in the world?”

That statement had a joking tone, but it was also Qi Tian’s own assessment. He had long been aware of how important a person’s natural aptitude for cultivation was and had always sought ways to assess it. Since acquiring the Heavenly Dao Engine, he had been attempting to use its ability to sense Spirit Qi to evaluate a cultivator’s natural endowments.

The quality of a person’s natural endowments mainly reflects in the body’s energy channels. Good natural endowments mean unobstructed energy channels, while poor ones result in blockages. Cultivators draw Spirit Qi into their bodies and transform it into usable Spirit Force, which is primarily stored in the energy channels. The Heavenly Dao Engine excelled in this area, and using it to probe a cultivator’s energy channels could to some extent reveal the quality of their natural endowments. However, this method isn’t very practical for those who haven’t begun cultivating, as their bodies don’t contain any Spirit Qi.

Before Xiang Bo took the Natural Endowments Reversing Pill, Qi Tian had already used the Heavenly Dao Engine to scan his energy channels, determining that Xiang Bo’s aptitude was very poor and that, without a special opportunity, it would be very difficult for him to even reach the late Foundation Establishment stage. But now things were different. After taking the pill, Xiang Bo’s natural endowments had greatly improved. Many originally blocked channels had been cleared, and although some passages were still obstructed by impurities, as long as Xiang Bo found some pills or cultivated with sufficient effort, it was completely possible for him to clear these blockages and further improve his aptitude. Of course, the effects of the pill were limited and couldn’t indefinitely boost Xiang Bo’s natural endowments.

Those pills that could infinitely enhance a cultivator’s natural endowments would have to be of Immortal Pill grade, and were basically impossible to find in the cultivation world. Even if they existed, they would trigger a storm of bloodshed, with countless lives lost over them.

Walking out of the cultivation room, Xiang Bo felt refreshed, the air itself seeming fresher. He looked around, searching for He Yingying’s figure. To his disappointment, he couldn’t find her anywhere; it seemed she had entered the VIP area, a place he had no right to access. Xiang Bo was somewhat dejected but helpless.

It was then that Qi Tian approached him with a smile and said, “Don’t worry. Now that your natural endowments have improved significantly, just wait for the show to start, and once you have a chance to display your abilities, you won’t have to worry about not catching He Yingying’s attention.”

Before Xiang Bo could reply, he suddenly heard a clamor. Looking towards the source, he saw the doors to the VIP area swing open as a dozen figures hurried out, one shouting, “Hurry, quickly to the main gate, the Princess has arrived.”

The “Princess” referred to a prince’s daughter who, in terms of status and rank, was far more noble than the daughter of a Non-lineage King like He Yingying. Before now, Xiang Wei had never heard that a princess would attend this banquet and was extremely shocked. Still, he hurried along with the crowd towards the gate. As the son of a city lord, he knew well the significance of the princess’s presence. At such a time, personal sentiments had to be set aside; creating a bad impression on the princess could spell disaster for his family, as a single word from her could cost them their lives.

Qi Tian and Gao Jinmei followed Xiang Bo to the gate. There, they saw an elegant, court-dressed beauty, accompanied by a dozen people, gracefully approaching. The crowd at the gate bowed in unison, paying their respects to the princess.

Within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, whether princes or princesses, their numbers were not great. Emperors who had abdicated and moved to the Secret Territory generally brought few of their children. Usually, the best sons would inherit their thrones, and those sons or daughters who could not succeed to the throne often had inferior natural endowments and were looked down upon by the emperors. Of course, occasionally, due to various reasons, some exceptional sons or daughters who couldn’t inherit the throne were brought to the Secret Territory by their unwilling parents. These individuals were typically appointed regal titles, becoming princes and princesses of the Secret Territory. However, such individuals were rare; over thousands of years, they numbered just a few dozen. Of these, many had died over time, and only a handful remained to this day.

The princess who now appeared before the crowd was the daughter of one such prince, named Zhao Ninglu. As Zhao Ninglu made her way, the assembly bowed to her. Observing her, Qi Tian noted that Zhao Ninglu was quite extraordinary, possessing a Half-step Golden Core cultivation realm and just short of reaching the Gold Core Realm. According to his judgment based on her appearance, Zhao Ninglu could not be more than fifty years old. Reaching Half-step Golden Core at such an age was quite remarkable, and it was no wonder that she commanded such respect from so many – it wasn’t just her identity and status; it was mainly her strength.